Category: Drugs
Birth control pills influence women’s memory
There has been a lot of debate over the positive and the negative sides of the contraceptive pills from a long time. Some studies showed birth control pills being effective against protecting women from some types of cancers, while some
Natural herbal products do have side effects too
Being natural will not make herbal products 100% safe to use. In fact, these herbal remedies too have side effects just like the conventional medicines. A new research conducted at University of Leeds, United Kingdom, has shown the world some
Osteoporosis drug found to be effective against oral cancer
In a recent study conducted at Ohio State University in the United States, the scientists found osteoporosis drug to be effective against the oral cancer. Scientists have conducted several tests on the mice, and these results showed osteoporosis drug (zoledronic
Malaria drug on the medical horizon
Malaria, a potentially harmful parasitic disease, is caused by the anopheles mosquito, which infects the organism with a one-cell parasite that is called plasmodium. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), there are approximately 247 million human cases of malaria
Weight Loss Pill Meridia linked to increasing heart attacks
Weight loss pill Meridia, distributed by Abbott Laboratories, has been alleged to cause an increase in the chances of heart attacks. A weight loss drug, Meridia, has been under the scanner since last year, when Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy
Breast cancer drug Avastin to be removed from market
Avastin is one of the leading breast cancer medicines out there in the market. Now Avastin would no longer be prescribed as a breast cancer drug. A recently conducted clinical trial has shown Avastin giving no benefits for breast cancer.
New weight loss pill Qnexa turned down by FDA
Weight loss pill Qnexa, developed by Vivus lost a close battle, as FDA has decided not to approve the drug over a 9-7 panel vote. Diet pill Qnexa would have been the new weight loss pill making debut in US
Weight loss supplements don’t help to lose weight
Weight loss supplements like herbal weight loss pills etc are so popular these days. All these slimming supplements are available widely in many supplements and health food stores or online weight loss stores. Weight loss supplements, especially the so called
Weight loss pill QUE SHE gets FDA warning
Weight loss pill QUE SHE is not an herbal weight loss pill! QUE SHE is available in retail herbal stores, and mostly people are buying these herbal weight loss products online. Though the company claims it as an herbal product,
Diabetes drug Avandia is losing critical FDA support
Diabetes medicine Avandia might well be pulled off from the market as people inside the FDA are not at all favoring Avandia. Now FDA reviewers are pushing panel to remove the drug as it’s posing serious cardiovascular risk. Avandia (Rosiglitazone
